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Complete details about Iraq in Asia with capital city Baghdad
| Country Name | Iraq (Al-´Iraq) |
| Country Code | IRQ |
| Capital City | Baghdad |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Middle East |
| Independence Year | 1932 |
| Population | 23115000 |
| Surface Area | 438317.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 66.5 years |
| GNP | 11500.0 (old 0.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic [official] (77.2%) Assyrian (0.8%) Azerbaijani (1.7%) Kurdish (19.0%) Persian (0.8%) |
Major Cities |
Baghdad, Baghdad (population 4336000) Mosul, Ninawa (population 879000) Irbil, Irbil (population 485968) Kirkuk, al-Tamim (population 418624) Basra, Basra (population 406296) al-Sulaymaniya, al-Sulaymaniya (population 364096) al-Najaf, al-Najaf (population 309010) Karbala, Karbala (population 296705) al-Hilla, Babil (population 268834) al-Nasiriya, DhiQar (population 265937) al-Amara, Maysan (population 208797) al-Diwaniya, al-Qadisiya (population 196519) al-Ramadi, al-Anbar (population 192556) al-Kut, Wasit (population 183183) Baquba, Diyala (population 114516) |
Iraq's most recent News and Stories
Iraq Tweets
| From @paddyoverall on Thu Apr 18 08:31:29 EDT 2019 @J_Bloodworth Galloway was on the right side of history in relation to Iraq. He's not responsible for that catastro? https://t.co/2TydZqIgWw |
| From @TheIQDTeam on Thu Apr 18 08:31:26 EDT 2019 The cost of living in Iraq compared to the countries of the world https://t.co/Tpb8pzSZKA |
| From @CTagori on Thu Apr 18 08:31:16 EDT 2019 RT @sahouraxo: You bombed no less than 8 countries throughout your presidency, killing and displacing millions and causing an infinite amou? |
| From @Saudi_Gazette on Thu Apr 18 08:31:02 EDT 2019 #Iraq?s parliament voted to ban popular online video games including PlayerUnknown?s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, ci? https://t.co/bOjlT4mjCS |
| From @raphaeldemontf on Thu Apr 18 08:31:00 EDT 2019 RT @sahouraxo: You bombed no less than 8 countries throughout your presidency, killing and displacing millions and causing an infinite amou? |
| From @GerrySeedhouse on Thu Apr 18 08:30:57 EDT 2019 RT @LiamFox: This week I was in Baghdad where I announced £1 billion to support UK exports to and investments in Iraq. Trade creates pros? |
| From @exper72 on Thu Apr 18 08:30:47 EDT 2019 RT @Ibra_Joudeh: Iraqi Army receives new batch of Russian T-90 tanks https://t.co/GGvCzKQhY6 #Iraq |
| From @EfimovEandrei06 on Thu Apr 18 08:30:44 EDT 2019 RT @ChakerKhazaal: This is #LifeDice ? the novel #AmWriting. ?? ?? ?? #Iraq #USA #Gaza ?????? https://t.co/J8Pfe2hm3U |
| From @tkarasik on Thu Apr 18 08:30:41 EDT 2019 RT @Ozkok_: #Iraq received a new batch of T-90 tanks from #Russia. https://t.co/TyuIQrim4i |
| From @aram13658968 on Thu Apr 18 08:30:40 EDT 2019 @PercyLeeMD @UCLAHealth @WashURadOnc @VUmcAmsterdam @UMiamiHealth @UWMadison @JournalCancer @CGlideHurst? https://t.co/ijKIXH7bAN |
| From @BasharShakir1 on Thu Apr 18 08:30:39 EDT 2019 RT @KurdsCampaign: Wife of Turkish dictator Erdo?an is being given a "humanitarian award" by a panel led by former UK Foreign Secretary Jac? |
| From @Posts_from_Asia on Thu Apr 18 08:30:30 EDT 2019 Free Hong Kong! https://t.co/cEfiJeHGUU #Aljazeera #Iraq #Iran #Sirya #Egypt #Arab #Islam #Muslim #Quran #Yemen #Afganistan #AP |
| From @LaraLovesCrows on Thu Apr 18 08:30:28 EDT 2019 RT @RedTRaccoon: Don't tell me it's about medications overseas either. This is the opposite side of that wall. This is Iraq in 2006. We? |